This Christ-centered blog is designed to serve stroke survivors, families and friends, through sharing experience and faith. My own stroke came on May 8, 1998. God provided medical professionals, friends, fellow believers, and strength to get me through some struggling recovery times.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

A state that needs help...

Being born in Arkansas, I am always drawn to news in that state. A recent story combines my home state with some serious news: saving stroke patients in a state with a high stroke death rate.

"A physicians shortage is a big part of it," said Northwest Medical Center Emergency Medical Director Dr. Katherine Barton. "Unfortunately, some parts of our state are very poor. There's just not always enough access to physicians like people need. There's not education about strokes that we need to have out there. And there's a lot of cardiovascular disease in our state because of a lot of obesity and smoking."

When it comes to strokes, time is everything.

"The more time that passes, the more damage that's done, the more brain cells that die and the more of your function you cannot get back," said Barton.

Note to readers

This blog stands for faith in God and better stroke awareness. Everyone should be aware of stroke signs and know what to do. The life you save may be your own. Toward that end, stroke survivors and families are invited to share comments or stories. This is not designed to give anyone medical advice - we might talk about stroke care in general but always, always seek appropriate medical advice.

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